Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have supplied grace to follow me. The enemy will place his yoke upon you if you allow him. Be not joined to him by the collar of unbelief. The burden of an evil heart that promotes departure from me is given to everyone that wears his collar. His collar is an unequal yoke designed to steer you away from love. I have offered you my yoke. It is a frame that is designed so that your load will be light and that the steering of your life would rest in the hands of love. You are steered by love, so despise not the constraints that are for your benefit. You are given rest from the many days of adversity. Rest here in my easy yoke while the pit is dug for the wicked that oppress you.

(RHEMA: The Yoke of Love Maneuvers You In the Paths of Peace and Victory)

The Lord has supplied grace to follow him. The enemy will place his yoke upon me if I allow him to. I will not be joined to him by the collar of unbelief. The burden of an evil heart that promotes departure from the Lord is given to everyone that wears his collar. His collar is an unequal yoke designed to steer me away from love. Jesus has offered me his yoke. It is a frame that is designed so that my load will be light and that the steering of my life would rest in the hands of love. I am steered by love, so I will not despise the constraints that are for my benefit. I am given rest from the many days of adversity. I will rest here in the Lord's easy yoke while the pit is dug for the wicked that oppress me.

Moses Hightower

Be Assured of God's Faithfulness In this New Day, a New Hour, and a New Thing

I have not sent you without provision and sufficiency. All that you need is resident in you, for I am your sufficiency and your provider. Look to me, your source, and cease looking upon the things of others. I have loved you with an everlasting love. My promises to you are not empty, vain promises. My promises are sure and reliable. Look to me, for I cannot lie. It is impossible for me to lie. I am not as the gods of the world who seek to destroy. I came to save men's lives, not to destroy them; therefore, trust me with all that you have. Trust with all your heart, and know that I am faithful. I will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able to bear. With every temptation, I make a way of escape that you may be able to bear all things. I am full of purpose. You must return to my purpose and not your own. Your purpose in the land is not the same as men of darkness. Though the children of darkness are wiser than the children of light, I have not sent you to live after their purpose. My purpose has been clearly declared and made known to you; therefore, rise up from man's way and return to my way. I have restored your prayer relationship with me and magnified the relationship many times.

Now shall you see the many things that have been foretold by prophecy. I shall show that the spirit of prophecy is not a ministry that cannot be trusted but that the spirit of prophecy is the same as the spirit of prophecy of old. As the Holy Ghost moved upon holy men of old, so is the Holy Ghost moving up holy men of today. I am moving upon the church. Now write the things that I say. "Fear not, neither draw back because of criticism and condemnation. As the people of old despised the prophets of their day, so shall the people of today despise my true prophets. Think it not strange when they cast you out of their company and separate you from their groups. Think it not strange when they cast your name out as evil for my name's sake, but rejoice for the great reward that you have inherited. The evidence of their rejection of you is testimony of their perdition. Now rise up in faith, and proclaim all that I place in your mouth. This is a new day, a new hour, and a new thing. Behold the new thing that I do, for I do show myself strong on behalf of my name. Hear the voice of the spirit, and be assured of my faithfulness. I have promised, and I will perform continually. Continue in faith. Continue in love. Continue pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Forget the things which are behind, for they have passed on to their destination. All that you did not store up in heaven shall be as the dung; therefore, look not back for anything."

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word will not pass away. The word of the Lord lives and abides forever. Listen to the voice of faith in your ears and know that the way is made plain. Walk in these paths of righteousness for my name's sake. These paths are paths of victory and safe havens for your family. Continue to look unto me, the author and the finisher of your faith. I have not forgotten my promises to you. Reach forth the hand of praise, and receive the blessings promises by the mouth of the Lord. Only believe.

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Be Assured of God's Faithfulness In This New Day, a New Hour, and New Thing

God's plans for us are not plays for our disappointment. As he moves us into new dimensions and new days filled with that which we had never thought would happen, we should not be shocked but filled with expectation. New things were never intended to be pitfalls but opportunities to stretch out our faith. Our provision will not fail. Our enemy will try to convince us that God will not come through or that we should just give up because the way is too hard. We have made up our minds to ascend into the heights of the blessing of God. We are told that in the heights there are lion's and leopard's dens, but we know who has them on a short chain. Destruction is not our residence. Satan has always attacked the credibility of God's promises and our own susceptibility to failure. As the Lord told Peter, he has done the same for us. He has prayed for us that our faith fail us not. Our faith is not on trial, we are living by the faith of the Son of God who loved us and gave his life for us. Faith worketh by love. God does not start a work of any kind and then leave it to chance in our lives. New things will be formed in our lives, and the hand of the distracter cannot defeat the purpose of God in our lives. We shall walk in confidence and know that he will continue to bless and lead the church and our families no matter what other lying spirits say.

INSUFFICIENCY

God has not sent me without provision and sufficiency. All that I need is resident in me, for he is my sufficiency and my provider. I look to him, my source, and cease looking upon the things of others. He has loved me with an everlasting love. His promises to me are not empty, vain promises. His promises are sure and reliable. I look to him, for he cannot lie. It is impossible for him to lie. He is not as the gods of the world who seek to destroy. He came to save men's lives, not to destroy them; therefore, I trust him with all that I have. I trust with all my heart, and I know that he is faithful. He will not suffer me to be tempted above that which I am able to bear. With every temptation, he makes a way of escape that I may be able to bear all things. He is full of purpose. I must return to his purpose and not my own. My purpose in the land is not the same as men of darkness. Though the children of darkness are wiser than the children of light, God has not sent me to live after their purpose. His purpose has been clearly declared and made known to me; therefore, I rise up from man's way and return to God's way. He has restored my prayer relationship with him and magnified the relationship many times.

Now I shall see the many things that have been foretold by prophecy. God shall show that the spirit of prophecy is not a ministry that cannot be trusted but that the spirit of prophecy is the same as the spirit of prophecy of old. As the Holy Ghost moved upon holy men of old, so is the Holy Ghost moving upon holy men of today. God is moving upon the church. Now I write the things that he says. I do not fear, neither do I draw back because of criticism and condemnation. As the people of old despised the prophets of their day, so shall the people of today despise God's true prophets. I do not think it strange if they cast me out of their company and separate me from their groups. I do not think it strange if they cast my name out as evil for his name's sake, but I rejoice for the great reward that I have inherited. The evidence of their rejection of me is a testimony of their perdition. Now I rise up in faith, and proclaim all that the Lord placed in my mouth. This is a new day, a new hour, and a new thing. I behold the new thing that God does, for he is showing himself strong on behalf of his name. I hear the voice of the spirit, and I am assured of his faithfulness. He has promised, and he will perform continually; therefore, I continue in faith. I continue in love. I will continue pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. I forget the things which are behind, for they have passed on to their destination. All that I did not store up in heaven shall be as the dung; therefore, I do not look back for anything.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but God's word will not pass away. The word of the Lord lives and abides forever. I will listen to the voice of faith in my ears and know that the way is made plain. I walk in these paths of righteousness for his name's sake. These paths are paths of victory and safe havens for my family. I continue to look unto Jesus, the author and the finisher of my faith. He has not forgotten his promises to me. I reach forth the hand of praise, and I will receive the blessings promises by the mouth of the Lord. I believe.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Cherish the Meal of Rhema Received In Prayer, and Do Not Allow Your Appetite To Be Spoiled by Worldliness

Tables that are full of toxic waste are dressed up in their finest. Poisonous snakes are in the decorations of the meals of this world. All its contemporary advertisement gets the attention of our senses. The diet of the righteous comes out of the hunger of heart and soul. We hunger for relationship and for the words of life from his mouth. Only the bread of his lips will invigorate the inspiration that is growing in us. Every song and story of this world's trends will cause us to have spiritual diarrhea. Every true believer should be repulsed and not attracted to the table of the enemy. The naked, raw, brazen actions of the crowds of the deceived will turn into the sour vomit in the mouth of those seeking after God. Holiness will be as popular as low-carb in the spiritual arena of this hour. Truly as we hunger after his Rhema word, he will wash all our spiritual senses and fine tune our sensitivity to his leading.

I am not a man. I am God, a spirit. All who worship me must worship me in spirit and in truth. You may understand things about me, but there is no one who understands me. I am eternal, and you were created. You have read, "Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out." Cease assuming how I will respond in relationship to how you would respond to situations, and you will find new liberty in your walk. I am not anxious to judge anyone. I am not agitated by the decisions of others. I know their responses before they respond.

16. Though you may know what I tell you, how much is yet unknown?

They that seek me understand all things. The Eternal God, who made all things, is past finding out. Look unto the heavens, and behold the clouds that are higher than you.

17. If you could ride on the clouds and count the stars, could you count them and call them by name?

18. Have I ever forsaken you?

19. Will I ever forsake you?

My word is gone out of my mouth. My word is true, and I am true to my word. I am true to those who believe. My judgment does not slumber. My justification is not slack and insufficient. Come away from condemnation. I have not led you there. I have led you to justification by faith, which is in me. You have looked at your failures and predetermined judgment. I have looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. I have justified you.

20. Now who will condemn you?

21. Who will lay any charge to my elect?

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